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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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